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FRIDAY'S HOT DEALS!

The following deals do not have a ticket-by date which means that the bargains can disappear at any second. Buy these offers immediately and then figure out why you want to go there!

LOWER! Travel with American to Salt Lake City for $62 each way on trips completed by October 16. Travel any available day. A 3-day advance purchase required. Blackouts: Nov. 20, 28-30; Dec. 18, 19, 23, 24, 26-30; Jan. 2-4. Inclusive rate: $83.20.
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GO! Get to San Diego at one-way rates of $99 on any available day through October 15! Other sale rates include $112 to Durango ; $114 to Las Vegas and $121 to Seattle . A 14-day advance purchase required. No blackouts! Valid on Frontier Airlines. Add $20 for inclusive rates.
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GO NOW! One-way rates to Cancun of $100 require no advance purchase notice. Complete travel by June 16, 2010. Travel any available day of the week. No blackouts! Valid on AirTran. Inclusive rate: $143.22.
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One-way rates of $107 to Grand Junction , Colorado are valid any day of the week. A 14-day advance purchase required. No blackouts. Complete travel by October 16. Valid on American, Continental, Delta. United.
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Travel one-way with United to Durango for just $112 on trips taken over the next 10 months. A 14-day advance purchase required. Valid Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday only. Frontier matches. Inclusive rate: $123.20.
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HURRY! One-way rates of $114 to Las Vegas are valid on trips completed by October 16. A 14-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day. No blackouts! Valid on American. Inclusive rate: $128.20.
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NEW! One-way rates of $119 to San Juan , Puerto Rico are valid on trips completed by October 17. A 7-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day. No blackouts! Valid on frequent daily nonstop AirTran or Delta flights. Inclusive rate: $142.10.
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Pay $124 each way to Portland , Oregon on trips completed by October 15! A 7-day advance purchase required. Not valid on Friday or Sunday. No blackouts! Valid on Continental. Inclusive rate: $143.70.
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One-way rates to Vail-Eagle are $150 on any available day. Valid on Delta or United through next May. No blackouts! A 21-day advance purchase required. Inclusive rate: $160.59.
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One-way rates of $159 to St. Thomas , U.S. Virgin Islands (no passport require for U.S. citizens!) require a 28-day advance purchase notice. Travel any available day. Complete travel by October 9. No blackouts! Valid on Delta. Inclusive rate: $182.10.
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NEW! Round-trip rates of $258 to Steamboat Springs-Hayden are valid on trips started on or after December 17 and completed by March 28. Depart Sunday-Wednesday; return Tuesday-Friday. Add $20 per direction for other days. Stay 2-30 days. Valid on American, Delta, United. Inclusive rate: $279.20. Delta offers one daily nonstop seasonal flight.
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NEW! Alitalia offers round-trip rates of $378 to Milan or Rome on departures through December 13 or December 25-March 31. A 7-day advance purchase required. Add $25 per direction for Friday-Sunday travel. Stay a weekend to 90 days. Inclusive rate: $738.80. Daily nonstop to each destination (Delta code-share).
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Round-trip rates of $417 to Rome are valid on departures through December 16 or December 24-March 24. A 7-day advance purchase required. Add $25 per direction for Friday, Saturday departures/Friday-Sunday returns. Valid on USAirways. Inclusive rate: $772.60 (compare to $1,013.40 on Delta).
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NEW! Plan summer of '10 now with an American Airlines round-trip rate of $630 to Juneau , Alaska. A 21-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay a weekend to a month. No blackouts. Inclusive rate: $684.20 (compare to Delta's $936.40!).

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DOMESTIC DEALS

Head West!
Purchase these one-way rates through November 23:

• $129 Albuquerque, Aspen, Bozeman, Colorado Springs, Durango, Salt Lake City
• $139 Spokane, Tulsa

Start travel on or after December 2. A 14-day advance purchase required. Sale rates not valid Friday, Sunday. Blackouts: November 28-30; December 18-24, 26-31; January 2-4; February 11, 12, 15. Valid on Frontier with other carriers matching to select destinations. Add about $10 for inclusive pricing.

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INTERNATIONAL DEALS - Here's how to renew or apply for a new passport!

Canada |Caribbean | Mexico/Latin | Europe | Down Under | Asia/Oceania | Africa/India/Middle East

Spot Caribbean deals
GO NOW! Travel any available day through December 10 to Freeport for $222 or to Nassau for $230 . No blackouts or minimum stay required. Purchase by December 1 . Valid on Delta. Add up to $100 for inclusive pricing.
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American offers round-trip rates of $357 to the Turks & Caicos and $383 to Curacao on trips started on or after January 19. Travel any available day. Stay 2-30 days. Complete travel by May 15. Blackouts: March 27-April 12. Purchase by November 24 . Add up to $100 for inclusive pricing.
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Round-trip rates of $399 to Eleuthera , Bahamas require a 3-day advance purchase. Travel any available day. Stay up to 30 days or by March 10, whichever is sooner. No blackouts! Purchase by December 31 . Valid on American. Inclusive rate: $479.20.
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Travel with Delta on its Saturday-only nonstop service to Antigua (the island with 365 beaches!) for $428 round-trip. No advance purchase required. Stay up to one month, or by February 28, whichever is sooner. Blackouts: November 21, 28; December 19, 26; January 2, 9. Purchase by November 23 . Inclusive rate: $504.20.
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GO NOW! Delta offers a round-trip rate of $548 to St. Kitts on trips completed by February 28. No advance purchase required. Nonstop service only on Saturdays. Stay up to 30 days. Complete travel by February 28. Blackouts: November 19-29; December 17-January 12. Purchase by November 23 . Valid on Delta. Add up to $100 for inclusive pricing.

Mexico, Latin & South American specials
Travel round-trip to Quito at $340 on departures through December 31 or from January 11. A 10-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day and stay at least any two nights. Complete travel by March 31. Purchase by December 9 . Valid on Delta. Inclusive rate: $619.70.
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GO NOW! Delta offers a $497 round-trip rate to Lima on trips completed by March 31. No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay a Saturday night to a month. Purchase by November 24 . Inclusive rate: $869.70.

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Here's how to renew or apply for a new passport!

EUROPE FACTOIDS: Unless otherwise noted, economy class airfares to Europe require a Saturday night minimum stay, returns within a month of departure and a 7-day advance notice of travel. Also, the lowest rates are based on mid-week travel. Add supplements of $20-$30 each way for Friday, Saturday departures or Friday-Sunday returns (and/or Friday-Sunday, each way; varies by destinaion/carrier). An exception is British Airways with off-peak days being Monday-Wednesday. Rates are exclusive of taxes, fees and fuel surcharges which can add from $200-$480 to the base rates shown below.

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Spot sales to Europe
Round-trip rates of $290 to Lisbon are valid on departures through March 28. Blackouts: December 16-23 departures; returns January 1-5. Purchase by December 3 . Valid on American, British Airways, Continental, Delta. Inclusive rate: $648.20.
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RARE! GO NOW! Air France prices Warsaw at $388 round-trip on departures through December 10 or December 25-March 25. No advance purchase required. Add $25 per direction for Friday-Sunday. Stay a weekend to 90 days. Purchase by November 30 . Inclusive rate: $772.40. Several other carriers matching and may require advance purchase notice.

Spring consolidator rates to Europe!

• $482 Geneva, Zurich
• $486 Prague
• $452 London
• $498 Milan
• $505 Barcelona, Madrid
• $523 Bucharest
• $524 Budapest
• $539 Brussels
• $560 Vienna
• $599 Athens
• $630 Bologna, Rome, Venice
• $635 Istanbul
• $636 Warsaw
• $667 Helsinki or Stockholm
• $676 Munich
• $687 Sofia
• $690 Kiev
• $698 Lisbon
• $724 St. Petersburg or Moscow
• $814 Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg
  

Add $30 per direction for Thursday-Sunday travel days. Valid on March 26-May 31 departures. Stay a Saturday night to 90 days. Taxes are additional ($80-$110 RT). Fuel surcharges are also additional (average $224 RT). Valid on Northwest/KLM, but reservations must be booked by November 30 with Atlanta-based Consolidator Web Fares at 678-462-8737. View more consolidator deals .

ONGOING!

Business class specials to Europe

• From $3,200 year-round
  

This round-trip rate for a seat up-front in Business Class is valid to most destinations in Europe such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Madrid, Munich, Stuttgart and many other European cities. A 50-day advance purchase required (most cases). Delta requires just a 21-day advance to some destinations. Stay a minimum of seven days. Travel any available day. Most domestic and international airlines participate.

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Down Under deals
Air New Zealand offers a $908 round-trip rate to Sydney on May 1-June 8 departures. Travel any available day. Purchase by December 3 . Qantas matches. Inclusive rate: $1,211.30.

Save to Africa, India, Middle East
NEW! GO NOW! Travel round-trip with KLM to Johannesburg , S. Africa for $744 . No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Depart by December 9 or January 7-March 25 or April 11-30. Purchase by November 30 . Other carriers serving CPT match. Inclusive rate: $1,173.40.
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GO NOW! Travel with Delta at $762 round-trip to Johannesburg , South Africa without advance purchase notice. Travel any available day. Depart by December 9; January 7-March 25 or April 11-30. Stay a weekend to 90 days. Purchase by November 30 . Inclusive rate: $1,231.90. Two free stopovers permitted.
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NEW! GO NOW! Travel with KLM to Capetown , S. Africa at $887 round-trip. Depart by December 9 or December 24-April 30. No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay a Saturday night to 90 days. Purchase by November 30 . Inclusive rate: $1,363.
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Travel with Northwest/KLM to Tel Aviv at $699 round-trip. Travel any available day. Depart by December 16 or December 25-March 23. Stay a weekend to one year. Purchase by November 21 . United/Lufthansa matching. Inclusive rate: $1,123.40.

OTHER TRAVEL DEALS

For wheel deals...
Do a side-by-side comparison of all rental car company rates in most domestic and international markets at BreezeNet .

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NEED TO KNOW & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

REMEMBER! International fees, taxes and surcharges (examples: fuel surcharges are $105 each way transatlantic; $110 transpacific; $123 Israel; $140 Jordan or Dubai; $125 South America and $95-$140 India/Africa) can add up to $400 to base rates, depending on destination city/routing. Also, fuel surcharges to Mexico are $54 round-trip. Also, deals listed as no expiration of travel are based on trips taken over the next 331 days, or the advance booking window offered by most airlines. Certain low-fare airlines such as AirTran and Southwest have short booking windows.

Why are my ticket prices always higher than what Clark mentions?
Airline, airport and other government fees are NOT included in prices listed on this page or those Clark mentions on the air. Here is a rough guide of the 'extras':
Domestic: 7.5 percent tax; $3.20 per flight federal segment fee; a maximum of $18 in airport charges; $2.50 per flight segment security fee

What's the best way to buy an airline ticket?
Clark's listeners and Web visitors have had great success in finding his 'deals' at Travelocity. At the Home page enter your city pairs and then click at the 'Flexible dates' button - don't enter dates. If the domestic fare is still published, the next page will display the airline and the price you seek, inclusive of taxes, fees. Click at 'Select' to view calendars with available dates.

The Flexible date search for international rates can be found at zuji - a Travelocity site based outside of the U.S. To access the flex-seach tool, click on "Other" in the area that reads, "Please select your location from the list below to access the best deals from your local ZUJI website." Then, select the "Flights" tab and "Flexible date" option.

Shop for the lowest worldwide rates here (you can log in as a guest or register for future use). For a wide range of available sale dates (rates shown are inclusive of all taxes, fees), click on the Month Search button at the top right. You cannot book directly from this site, but complete an online purchase directly at an airline Web site.

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